# three vs thru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### three
*num · IPA /θɹiː/ · frequency rank #164*
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).

### thru
*preposition · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #9,266*
Nonstandard spelling of through.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/three-vs-thru